Rapides Parish Fair and The Mighty Thomas Carnival
The Mighty Thomas Carnival appears at the 2011 Rapides Parish Fair, in Alexandria, October 12-16, 2011. The traveling show will provide thrilling new rides, fun games, and tasty carnival treats at the Coliseum fairgrounds for the 30th straight year. Founded in 1928, in Lennox, South Dakota, by Art B. Thomas, the carnival is now based near Austin, Texas, and is providing its 84th season of summer fun and excitement for fair-goers, including 45 events in 10 states. The tour starts in Laredo in early February, routes through Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Utah, Arkansas, and Louisiana then returns to Texas, late in October.
The fair will have great family entertainment, livestock show, exhibits, great food, thrilling carnival rides and some special suprises are in store. By putting something you made in the fair, you help encourage others especially kids. The fair needs you. Enter an item (or maybe even several.) It's easy, it's fun and you'll be helping make the fair great community event. Who knows, you may even inspire someone else to be creative. Visit the barnyard nursery!
Feature attractions on the midway include the brand Scrambler. The Scrambler is a traditional family thrill attraction, this one is blue and green with colorful lights at night. Other new rides this year include the Starship 3000. The UFO themed attraction spins in a tight circle and pins you to the outside wall. The Beach Party fun house is a new walk-through attraction. Look for bright yellow scenery and cries of "surfs up"! Other rides include the Super shot, the Wiggle Worm, Cobra Coaster and the Super Himalaya.
All 4-H, FFA members and adult exhibitors can participate from Rapides Parish.
Don't miss the excitement - Come to the Fair.
The fair will have great family entertainment, livestock show, exhibits, great food, thrilling carnival rides and some special suprises are in store. By putting something you made in the fair, you help encourage others especially kids. The fair needs you. Enter an item (or maybe even several.) It's easy, it's fun and you'll be helping make the fair great community event. Who knows, you may even inspire someone else to be creative. Visit the barnyard nursery!
Feature attractions on the midway include the brand Scrambler. The Scrambler is a traditional family thrill attraction, this one is blue and green with colorful lights at night. Other new rides this year include the Starship 3000. The UFO themed attraction spins in a tight circle and pins you to the outside wall. The Beach Party fun house is a new walk-through attraction. Look for bright yellow scenery and cries of "surfs up"! Other rides include the Super shot, the Wiggle Worm, Cobra Coaster and the Super Himalaya.
All 4-H, FFA members and adult exhibitors can participate from Rapides Parish.
Don't miss the excitement - Come to the Fair.